Rainbow.AI Nowcast API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Rainbow.AI Nowcast API
  description: >-
    The Rainbow.AI Nowcast API delivers hyperlocal precipitation forecasts with
    minute-by-minute predictions for the next 4 hours at 1 km spatial
    resolution. It returns precipitation type and intensity for any global
    coordinate, updated every 10 minutes. Authentication is via API key in
    header or query parameter.
  version: '1.0'
  termsOfService: https://developer.rainbow.ai/terms-of-service
  contact:
    url: https://developer.rainbow.ai/
  x-tags:
    - Weather
    - Nowcast
    - Precipitation
    - Forecasting
servers:
  - url: https://api.rainbow.ai/v1
    description: Rainbow.AI Production API

security:
  - ApiKeyHeader: []
  - ApiKeyQuery: []

tags:
  - name: Nowcast
    description: Minute-by-minute precipitation forecasting operations
  - name: Radar
    description: Real-time radar data operations

paths:
  /weather/nowcast:
    get:
      operationId: getNowcast
      summary: Get Precipitation Nowcast
      description: >-
        Returns minute-by-minute precipitation forecast for the next 4 hours at
        a given latitude and longitude, at 1 km spatial resolution. Data is
        updated every 10 minutes.
      tags:
        - Nowcast
      parameters:
        - name: lat
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Latitude of the location (-90 to 90)
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
            minimum: -90
            maximum: 90
            example: 40.7128
        - name: lon
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Longitude of the location (-180 to 180)
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
            minimum: -180
            maximum: 180
            example: -74.0060
        - name: timezone
          in: query
          required: false
          description: IANA timezone identifier for timestamp formatting (e.g., America/New_York)
          schema:
            type: string
            example: America/New_York
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful nowcast forecast response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NowcastResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity - invalid parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'

  /weather/radar:
    get:
      operationId: getRadarData
      summary: Get Radar Data
      description: >-
        Returns real-time and historical radar data for a specific location,
        providing precipitation intensity and type information from radar
        observations.
      tags:
        - Radar
      parameters:
        - name: lat
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Latitude of the location (-90 to 90)
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
            minimum: -90
            maximum: 90
            example: 40.7128
        - name: lon
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Longitude of the location (-180 to 180)
          schema:
            type: number
            format: float
            minimum: -180
            maximum: 180
            example: -74.0060
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful radar data response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RadarResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'

components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key
      description: API key passed in the Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key header
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
      description: API key passed as a token query parameter

  schemas:
    NowcastResponse:
      type: object
      description: Minute-by-minute precipitation forecast for the next 4 hours
      properties:
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        forecasts:
          type: array
          description: Array of minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastPoint'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp of the last data update

    ForecastPoint:
      type: object
      description: A single minute-by-minute precipitation forecast data point
      properties:
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp for this forecast minute
        precipitation_type:
          type: string
          description: Type of precipitation
          enum:
            - none
            - rain
            - snow
            - sleet
            - freezing_rain
        precipitation_intensity:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Precipitation intensity in mm/hour
        probability:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Probability of precipitation (0.0 to 1.0)
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1

    RadarResponse:
      type: object
      description: Real-time radar data for a location
      properties:
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        radar_data:
          type: array
          description: Array of radar observations
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RadarPoint'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp of the last radar update

    RadarPoint:
      type: object
      description: A single radar observation data point
      properties:
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp for this radar observation
        reflectivity:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Radar reflectivity in dBZ
        precipitation_type:
          type: string
          description: Detected precipitation type
          enum:
            - none
            - rain
            - snow
            - mixed

    Location:
      type: object
      description: Geographic location coordinates
      properties:
        lat:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Latitude (-90 to 90)
        lon:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Longitude (-180 to 180)

    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type identifier
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code